2007 ICD-9-CM Procedure 04.2 Destruction of cranial and peripheral nerves The use of electrodes to heat and destroy abnormal tissue. 04.2 is a specific code that can be used to specify a procedure 04.2 contains 9 index entries View the full Volume 3 04.* hierarchy 04.2 also known as: Destruction of cranial or peripheral nerves by: cryoanalgesia injection of neurolytic agent radiofrequency Radiofrequency ablation Index entries containing 04.2: Anesthesia cryoanalgesia nerve (cranial) (peripheral) 04.2 Chemolysis nerve (peripheral) 04.2 Chemoneurolysis 04.2 Cryoanalgesia nerve (cranial) (peripheral) 04.2 Destruction nerve (cranial) (peripheral) (by cryoanalgesia) (by radiofrequency) 04.2 sympathetic, by injection of neurolytic agent 05.32 Injection (into) (hypodermically) (intramuscularly) (intravenously) (acting locally or systemically) nerve (cranial) (peripheral) 04.80 agent NEC 04.89 alcohol 04.2 neurolytic 04.2 phenol 04.2 Neuroablation radiofrequency 04.2